The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-08

I By notice in another place it wi
be seen that Bostwick & Co. offer /
sell the odd section land, covered b
the late decision of the Supreme Cour
to the Leaguers who have settled upo
1t at from 50 to 50 an acre and loa
them all the money necessary to pa,
for the same at 6 per cent. interest
After such an offer as this It Ia hard {.
see what excuse man can make 10
a'ther refusing to buy the land or {,
move off Of it. This offer is extentlet
to all parties, and the Leaguers vii
for purchaser. They will do well Il
take advantage Of the prefernece mag.
unanimously given them.
The joke is on our friend Bartels
The other day he was handed COPY
Of the EmpOria Republican containing
q blood curdling account of an Illicit
still that was In full operation in the
swamps Of the Ne0sh0 river near that
city. Ever jealous in protecting the
interests Of Uncle Samuel. our gallant
Deputy Revenue Collector grasped his
grip and started post haste for En-
pOria, intent on capturing the auda.
ciOus MO0nshiners. Unfortunately he
had neglected to note the date of the
paper In which the article was pub
lished, and 1t was not till he arrived ut
his destination that he learned that the
article had been written in honor of
the first day of April, and was n hoax
in every particular. Mr.. Bartels tried
to give it out that he was in the CITY
on entirely different business. but the
boys got onto it and they do say it cost
him q week g salary in cigars before he
he could get out of town. He Informs
US that the report in the X. G. journal
that he would bring suit against the
author Of the article Is without founda.
ton.
John HOgarth Lozier, the Fighting
Chaplain, spoke to a fine audience At
the Opera House Tuesday night and
for nearly two hours and q half held
their undivided and eager attention.
His entertainment was u mixture of
army "reminiscences, stories, songs and
recitations-"Hash" he called it-and
while 1t appealed particularly to the
old soldiers it was equally satisfactory
tOjudge by the applause, to all other
classes. 1t " Ould be hard to enter in.
to details, even If we had space, but
when it is said that an audience sat for
two hours and q half and listened to a
man, without signs of WEAKNESS, It is
unnecessary to discuss the details of the
entertainment he furnished. The
Chaplain has engagements in the south
part of the State, but the Committee
prevailed on him to stop here again on
his return trip, so he will be here and
rpiy ntap fos v,v,
entire change ofprogram next Tuesday
April II AS the proceeds go to the
G.. A. r. Poet and the w. Il c., the
house should be and doubtless will be
crowded.
The REGISTER believes that part of
its duty is to "boom the town" and it
has always taken pleasure in doing 80
to the extent of its ability. We have
never taken up much space in telling
how hard We had worked for our town
and how hard we intended to work for
it i'm the future; but we do not believe
that any reader of this paper can point |
to single instance when it might
have said good word for lola and did |
not. Nevertheless in all that we have
said We have endeavored to tell the |
truth. And this has been done as q |
matter of policy, no less than of princi- |
pie. We do not believe that town
Is to be permanently helped by favor
able misrepresentation any more than |
it is to be permanently injured by UNI
misrepresentation. Claims |
should not be made for town which /
the town does not fully Justify, and if
they are made they do more harm than |
good. The REGISTER has claimed for
lola that it is q good town and grow
ing better every day; that it is the best
place to trade in Allen county; that it
s the best market in the county for
i've stock and all kinds Of produce;
that it offers very superior advantages
Or the location of certain kinds of fac
sOries; that its school and church facil-
ties are unsurpassed and that it il Il
pleasant place 10 live. Any stranger
visiting here must see at once that the
own justifies all these claims. We
rave not claimed that it is a Wichita
r Kansas City. If the truth is told
bout lola strangers will be attracted
lere, will not be disappointed aud will
emain and help build up the town.
f the truth is stretched and magnified
md highly cOlOred strangers will come
ere. will be disappointed and
% away to help tear down
he town. There are a great many
ifferent views as to the course paper
hould take in booming a town. The
bove remarks sufficiently indicate our
lew.